Horseshoe-pad.



J. H. MATCHETT.

HORSESHOE PAD.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16. 1915.

1,163,Q38, Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

WITNESSES: E5? 5 JOHN H. MATCHETT, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

HORSESHOE-PAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1141i, 1915.

Application filed February 16, 1915. Serial No. 8,479.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN H. MATCHETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda, State of California, have invented a new and use ful Horseshoe-Pad, of which the following is a specification in such full and clear terms as will enable those skilled in the art to construct and use the same.

This invention relates to a horse shoe pad and its object is to provide a removable pad for horses whereby it is possible to enable them to obtain a better grip upon slippery streets than is ordinarily obtained with steel shoes.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that a very slight rain makes asphalt streets so slippery that horses with steel shoes fall down very easily, but it is not desirable to have a pad in a horses hoof at all times for sanitary reasons, so that this invention seeks to provide a pad which may be inserted in the shoe whenever desired and removed therefrom at will, or it may be left in for such a length of time as is necessary.

A11 embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing in which the same reference numeral is applied to the same portion throughout, but I am aware that there are many modifications thereof.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a horse shoe as it appears removed from the horses hoof and showing the pad in place therein, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the pad, Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the pad showing the way of securing the clips to the fabric making up the body of the pad, Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the clips for holding the layers of fabric together and the pad in place, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the clips, Fig. 6 is a side elevation in section of a shoe and pad showing the pad in place in the shoe, a portion of the horses hoof being indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 7 shows a pad in side elevation and in section in use with a shoe, having calks at front and rear, Fig. 8 is an end view of a pad having rubber pressure blocks applied thereto which form a bar at the back of the shoe, Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the pad shown in end view in Fig. 8, and Fig. 10 is a plan view of the pad shown in Fig. 9 as applied to the shoe.

The numeral 1 indicates a horse shoe which may be of any desired shape or size and which has the usual shallow groove 2 formed at the inner edge thereof. The

horse shoe pad comprises a plurality of layers of vulcanized fabric as indicated at 3, said layers of fabric being further reinforced and secured together by means of a plurality of clips 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8, each of said clips being secured to the fabric by means of a rivet 9. Such of the clips as may be desired, in this instance, l, (3 and 8 are provided with slidable locking pins 10 which pass through openings 11 and 12 in said clips. Said locks are driven into place with a hammer after the pad has been inserted in the hollow of the hoof, the locks then assuming the position shown at 13 in Fig. 6 and also as illustrated in Fig. 1. A. steel wire 1% is embedded in the pad to give added resiliency thereto so that the pad will fit snugly against the inner edge of the shoe.

In Fig. 7 precisely the same kind of a pad is used as in the preceding figures except that in connection with the calk shoe 15 the pad is made deep enough to project above the call: as indicated at 16.

In the modified form of pad shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10 the layers of fabric are held together by a plurality of clips 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, precisely the same as the clips 4 to 8 shown in Fig. 2. However, since this pad is made especially for horses with a deeply receding hoof sole or for horses that require a bar, rubber blocks 23, 24, 25 and 26 are vulcanized to the top of the pad formed of the several layers of fabric, while at the ends of the pad two rubber pads 27 and 28 are vulcanized to the fabric pad 17, the top of the pads 27 and 28 being beveled down as indicated at 29 to correspond with the bevel of the horses hoof and with the rubber blocks 23 to 26 inclusive. The pad 27 carries a pin 30 which projects into a hole 31 in the pad 28 to assist in holding the pad in place in the horses hoof. To assist further in preventing the displacement of the pad from the shoe sharp barbs 32 and 33 are formed on opposite sides of the shoe as indicated to prevent the pad from being displaced without actually pulling it out of the shoe unless with a special instrument such as a screwdriver.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows, modifications within the scope of the claims being expressly reserved:

1. A horse shoe pad comprising a bar of fliQ Q li ifilial, reinforcing clips secured Cir to said friction material, a spring embedded therein, and sliding locks to secure it to the horse shoe.

2. A horse shoe pad comprising a bar of friction material, clips to reinforce said bar, a spring extending therethrough, and sliding lockscarried by certain of saidclips for securing the pad to the horseshoe.

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5; A pad for horse shoes comprising a bar formed of a plurality of layers of vulcanized fabric, a plurality of clips, rivets extending through said clips. for securing them to the fabric, a plurality of slidable locks carried by certain of theclipsforsecuring, thepad place aga nst t e nside of a m sh and: iubbe b ock ulca i ed, o: he, b r: t form t. closed red at the r a e ds Qti h hor e h t n test mony whe 'eqi' biweer un Set my h ada his th ear t February 3 .-9 n the PEQ QJ Q; of t e two subs r be Witnesses.

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